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Kyle Enderle

Kyle Enderle

HIGH DIVE

There’s nothing to be afraid of when you’re leaning over the ledge of a plane’s doorway, staring at the ground 14,000 feet below. When you jump, you won’t feel your stomach rush to your throat like on the down slope of a rollercoaster. You are actually moving sideways, while the plane continues to lurch forward at 100 miles per hour. Don’t fear the height, either. The ground is so impossibly far below you that it will feel as if you’re staring at a quilt.

That’s Kyle Enderle’s advice to skydivers – and why he relives this experience nearly every weekend.

Among the first things Kyle made sure of before accepting a job offer in Cincinnati was that the city had a nearby drop zone – a skydiver’s landing pad. In fact, one of the key perks of working this job in risk management for the Great American Insurance Group, which he will begin this summer, is that Kyle will finally have the income he needs to dive whenever he pleases.

Kyle also finds satisfaction in the risk management profession. He loves being in a position that allows him to “analyze all facets of how firms make money and provide substantial value for clients.” –Carl O’Donnell

In the two group skydiving photos, Kyle is wearing the blue jumpsuit and black open-face helmet.